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Attachment to <br />Supplemental Q&A <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ADDING <br />A NEW CHAPTER 13.20 TO TITLE 13, PUBLIC ART CONTRIBUTION TO THE <br />MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />WHEREAS, public art amplifies the cultural landscape of a community, offering City <br />residents and visitors access to artistic expressions that reflect City values, history, and identity; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, there is a community interest in expanding and supporting the existing and <br />future body of public art in the City of Pleasanton, including providing funding for acquisition, <br />installation, maintenance and other supporting activities to sustain the inventory of public art; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, on August 20, 2024, the City Council of the City of Pleasanton provided <br />direction to City staff to further explore a public art contribution requirement for the City of <br />Pleasanton; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 3, 2025, the Civil Arts Commission of the City of Pleasanton <br />received information on similar art contribution programs and provided feedback to City of <br />Pleasanton's proposed art contribution program; and <br />WHEREAS, an addition to the Pleasanton Municipal Code is necessary to require a <br />public art contribution requirement for projects. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES <br />HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br />SECTION 1. Chapter 13.20 to Title 13 of the City of Pleasanton's Municipal Code is <br />hereby added as set forth in the attached Exhibit A. <br />SECTION 2. The City Council finds that adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from <br />CEQA because: (i) it is not a project within the meaning of Public Resources Code, section <br />21065 because it has no potential to alter the physical environment; (ii) and pursuant to CEQA <br />Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), the so-called "common sense" exemption, for this same reason. <br />SECTION 3. A summary of this ordinance shall be published once within fifteen (15) <br />days after its adoption in "The Valley Times," a newspaper of general circulation published in <br />the City of Pleasanton, and the complete ordinance shall be posted for fifteen (15) days in the <br />City Clerk's office within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. <br />SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its passage and <br />adoption. <br />The foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the <br />City of Pleasanton on June 17, 2025 by the following vote: <br />